It feels like it's been forever since I last emailed but I am in Latvija finally yay!!! This first week has been great! Leaving the MTC was good. Lots of goodbyes. It was hard to say goodbye to my teachers. They're great and I do miss them but they will both be here this summer so hopefully I see both of them!! I loved my time at the MTC and was a little worried about leaving it, but it's already been so great here. Flying to Latvija was long but all the flights went well. I sat by Sister Austin and Sister Christensen for all of them which was fun.
The first day in Latvija was kind of a blur haha. We were all so tired but we came to the church right away, which is so beautiful. We had meetings with our mission president and ate. The food was great, so much better than MTC food haha! but we had this dessert called honey cake and it's been my favorite so far - so fun. That first night we also went to an FHE with the sisters. I was with a Russian sister and we went with another Russian sister and Sister Goodell. We went to a Russian family but they spoke English so I was able to understand it all. We also stayed in a hotel which was fun haha. We were asleep so fast though.
Wednesday morning we went back to the church to find out our areas and trainers! My wonderful trainer is Masa Veila. She is so fun and so sweet. She has almost been out for 9 months and has been such a blessing. And I am in Riga!! Yay!! I am so happy to be here! it's so so pretty and so fun. The tall buildings on all sides of us remind me sometimes of Disneyland or Harry Potter World so really I am in the happiest place on the planet haha!
Some of the my favorite parts of this week were our sports night. It's every Wednesday night and we play floor hockey or card games with members or investigators. It was so fun and fun to meet everyone even though I did not know how to say much haha. We also teach an English class which is fun. We played heads up with animals which was fun haha. They are all so sweet.
We also got a new investigator. Her name is Zane and is a pass off from the elders. She had a baptismal date but didn't feel ready so we are teaching her. We have had one lesson with her but she's so fun and sweet. We also visited a less active this week. Her name is Gunta. She fed us tea (don't worry the kind you can have) and cookies. She was so fun and sweet.
The language is hard. I can usually get the gist of the conversations but other than that I can't do much. But it's motivating to keep me working hard at it. I know over time it'll come. I also haven't noticed to many differences with the culture yet. There are cats everywhere. Everyone looks mean and it's scary to talk to them at first but once they open up they are so fun and nice to talk to. I have talked to a few way cool people on the streets this week. I also got to watch general conference again but in Latvian which was hard to understand but i tried to pick up on all I could!
It's so fun to be a missionary in the field! I love it here and have just been loving every second! It's great to be in Latvija. It's so pretty and I am learning so much each day!!
Sorry there isn't much this week I will try to do more next week!
I couldn't fit all the pictures so I'll have my dad add them to the blog so everyone can see them all!
Have a great week and remember God loves you and knows you!
Love,
Māsa Brūnere
Kellie forgot to add this story, she sent it to us a little later:
I forgot my funny story of the week. Wednesday we were at the church for sports night and everyone was outside looking at something so we went and looked and there was a cat that had climbed the building and someone called the firefighters to come and get it! So they came and took the time and effort to get there ladder out to save this kitten and when they finally got it up the cat was scared it feel from the top of the church! left a dent in the ground and got into the church but someone caught it and instead of just letting it go the firefighters took it with them hahah I don't know why but it was sooo funny.
Kellie forgot to add this story, she sent it to us a little later:
I forgot my funny story of the week. Wednesday we were at the church for sports night and everyone was outside looking at something so we went and looked and there was a cat that had climbed the building and someone called the firefighters to come and get it! So they came and took the time and effort to get there ladder out to save this kitten and when they finally got it up the cat was scared it feel from the top of the church! left a dent in the ground and got into the church but someone caught it and instead of just letting it go the firefighters took it with them hahah I don't know why but it was sooo funny.
1-2: Masa Veila and I
3-6: Riga
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